Supreme Court of India

T.N. Rugmani and Another v. C. Achutha Menon and Ors.

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Reported as [1990] SUPP. 3 S.C.R. 638
Bench K.N. Saikia and R.M. Sahai JJ.
Decided 20 December 1990

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What the Court ordered

For the reasons stated above the appeals succeed and are A allowed, Order dated 25th March 1985 and 12th April 1985 passed by the learned single Judge and Division Bench of the High Court are quashed.

Judgment, page 18

From the headnote

Town Planning Act/Town Planning-Sections 8, 10, 15/Rules 32(a) and 33(a) (b)-Trichur Urban Development Authority-Sanction for construction of building-Validity of. Municipal Council of Trichur framed certain schemes, including the West Road Scheme in 1976 and thus intended to acquire the lands in question hut since the scheme was not published for two years, as required by law, it lapsed, with the result the lands sought to be acquired stood released from acquisition. In 1981 the State Government constituted TUDA under Town Planning Act but even this body did not take any step till June 1983.

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